SSB 3166 (LSB 6065XC (2) 84)

SENATE FILE _____

BY  (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION BILL BY CHAIRPERSON QUIRMBACH)

A BILL FOR

An Act establishing an internet site to distribute information regarding internship opportunities in Iowa.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  261.130  Iowa internship connection.
   1.  By January 1, 2013, the commission shall establish an internet site for the purpose of distributing information regarding internship opportunities available in Iowa. The internet site shall be known as the Iowa internship connection. 
   2.  The internet site shall include means for students attending accredited public and nonpublic high schools, regents institutions, community colleges, and accredited private institutions as defined in section 261.9, and Iowa residents attending postsecondary educational institutions outside of Iowa, to obtain information about and seek internship opportunities in Iowa. The internet site shall include means for a student to post contact information, interests, and qualifications for internship opportunities.
   3.  The internet site shall include means for private businesses, state and local government agencies, and nonprofit organizations to post information about internship opportunities and to seek applicants for internship opportunities. The internet site shall include a searchable database of such information.
EXPLANATION
   This bill directs the college student aid commission to establish by January 1, 2013, an internet site for the purpose of distributing information regarding internship opportunities available in Iowa. The internet site shall be known as the Iowa internship connection.
   The bill provides that the internet site shall include means for students attending accredited public and nonpublic high schools, regents institutions, community colleges, and accredited private institutions, and Iowa residents attending postsecondary educational institutions outside of Iowa, to obtain information about and seek internship opportunities in Iowa. The bill provides that the internet site shall also include means for a student to post contact information, interests, and qualifications for internship opportunities.
   The bill provides that the internet site shall include means for private businesses, state and local government agencies, and nonprofit organizations to post information about internship opportunities and to seek applicants for internship opportunities, as well as a searchable database of such information.